Christmas Decorations (Do not open if you're not ready to talk about Christmas)

stoneycakes · November 2014

I would love to put them in my living room, too, but we haven't even purchased a ladder tall enough. Plus it's a little scary that high up.

stoneycakes · November 2014

MK, we both need to ask for ladders for Christmas.

Mandmeesh · November 2014

What's an advent calendar for...just counting down the days until Christmas, right?

Into+the+Kitty · November 2014

MK, I've used white painters tape to hold them up successfully. First year I used scotch tape and it also ripped the paint off.

stoneycakes · November 2014

Chickypoo2468 said:

But omg I can't decide how to decorate the tops of these walls yet. I know I could do something fun. (Photos on the wall haters avert your eyes)

MK, I think words painted up there would be cool. Or you could hang a vintage sign or an old window up there. We have a window on the gable end of our house and I want to hang a wrought iron arched transom over it. All of these would require getting on a ladder, though

unaveragejane · November 2014

MK, are you talking about decorating up high on the tall walls or putting solid things on top of the regular height walls, like where you've got that glass vase/bottle thing right now?

stoneycakes · November 2014

Chickypoo2468 said:

I have a couple of old windows, but they scare me bc they have lead in them. The issue with my house is that we went modern with decorating. I mean, it's a modern house, so old stuff doesn't fit in. Which sucks bc I really wanted an old farmhouse And I want to know if you were like "omg a gable! I want to put a transom there!" Or if you looked things up and found what you wanted and saw what they were called. Bc I don't know these words.

LLOL. I knew what a gable was and I learned what a transom was. The gable end of a house is the triangular end. Apparently a transom is actually the crossbar above a window or door that adds support to it, but they call the windows above them transom lights. I want to hang one of the old school wrought iron decorative inserts above my existing window.

stoneycakes · November 2014

Also, I always wanted an old farmhouse, too. But now we have a chalet and I spend a lot of time thinking about how to incorporate farmhouse decor without it looking ridiculous

stoneycakes · November 2014

I found a great deal on fresh garland! Now I just have to convince DH that we need to have All. The. Fresh. Garland.

stoneycakes · November 2014

ovenrack said:

I just got rid of some vintage skis from my moms house. Alas.

Damnit, OR. Didn't you know I would need your junk for Christmas crafting purposes?

unaveragejane · November 2014

I feel so deprived. You'd pay a mint down here to find "junk" skis or sleds.

unaveragejane · November 2014

Chickypoo2468 said:

I would settle for a chalet. I just have a house. @unaveragejane‌ it actually hadn't crossed my mind to decorate the walls, just the tops of the regular walls was what I was thinking.

We used to have a tiny little nook like that at our old house. It drove me nuts. But here is a pin that might have some ideas you could use: https://www.pinterest.com/agajeski/living-room-above-closet/.

stoneycakes · November 2014

I just ordered my garland and I'm so excited about Christmas!!!

Kelly11235 · November 2014

Mandmeesh said:

What's an advent calendar for...just counting down the days until Christmas, right?

According to my husband, who grew up having an advent calendar every year and instisted that we get one this year now that our LO is eating solid food, an advent calendar is an excuse to have chocolate every day.

stoneycakes · November 2014

stringy813 said:

We bought a fake tree today. It's blasphemous I know. But we have a small living room that is mostly M's play space so if we are gonna take it over it needs to be the least destructible as possible. Plus we always fight about lights so I am excited to skip that. Annnnnd then we can put it up now and leave it til New Years.

Last year we bought a little 3 foot tree and put it up high out of DS's reach. It's hard when they're that age.

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stoneycakes · November 2014

theultimatesak said:

We bought a fake tree today. It's blasphemous I know. But we have a small living room that is mostly M's play space so if we are gonna take it over it needs to be the least destructible as possible. Plus we always fight about lights so I am excited to skip that. Annnnnd then we can put it up now and leave it til New Years.
NNNNNOOOOOOO!!!! Not before thanksgiving!

I'm totally going out tomorrow to buy Christmas decorations. I might start my mantle at naptime.

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Into+the+Kitty · November 2014

Kelly11235 said:

Mandmeesh said:

What's an advent calendar for...just counting down the days until Christmas, right?

According to my husband, who grew up having an advent calendar every year and instisted that we get one this year now that our LO is eating solid food, an advent calendar is an excuse to have chocolate every day.

Thats funny, because for me it was an excuse to eat a ton of chocolates in one day and then run out of them with twenty days left until Christmas.

unaveragejane · November 2014

Random thought...would it be ridiculous of me to keep the wrapped presents in the closet until the night before Christmas to keep N from wanting to unwrap them every day for a month? Or should I have faith in my 2-year-old's willpower to leave them alone?

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Into+the+Kitty · November 2014

Last year we put wrapped presents under the tree with about four or five days until Christmas. Two presents (that weren't even hers!) had to be rewrapped. I would never chance it for a full month lol.

unaveragejane · November 2014

Whew! Okay. Ooh, now I have a good reason to add some embellishments to my plain red velvet tree skirt!

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Mandmeesh · November 2014

theultimatesak said:

So I was thinking about the snowflakes... What if I had the boys help me cut them out of the millions of coffee filters we have from before we bought our Keurig? Do you think they'd be too flimsy to hang?

yes. I think whatever you cut, they would kind of fold in on themselves

CLLDLL · November 2014

Mandmeesh said:

theultimatesak said:

So I was thinking about the snowflakes... What if I had the boys help me cut them out of the millions of coffee filters we have from before we bought our Keurig? Do you think they'd be too flimsy to hang?

yes. I think whatever you cut, they would kind of fold in on themselves

What about dipping/painting them with something that would dry clear but hard. I'm bad with the whole arts and crafts thing...is that modge podge? Or watered down Elmer's glue?

bumpuser9353653 · November 2014

I grew up not having presents under the tree until Christmas morning. My parents would stay up til 2am wrapping and placing them. We would sometimes bring down our gifts to each other on Xmas Eve, but never before then.

Hubs was the opposite. It's still weird for me to see presents under the tree weeks before Xmas.

TJ1979 · November 2014

theultimatesak said:

Thinking about Christmas decorations before turkey=acceptable Buying Christmas decorations before turkey=acceptable Putting up Christmas decorations before turkey=no.

Just now got up the courage to open this thread.

SAK I love you more every time you open your mouth.

(TWHS)

unaveragejane · November 2014

ovenrack said:

Putting presents under the tree early and forcing your children to have willpower is part of what Christmas is really about. Waiting, acceptance, and probably, disappointment.

Uh oh. I hope there's an episode of Sesame Street about this.

stoneycakes · December 2014

I finally got a picture of our tree, which still doesn't have a topper yet. Our angel didn't fare very well through storage and moving so we're looking for a new one.

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stoneycakes · December 2014

theultimatesak said:

It's stunning.

Aw. Thanks! It helps that DH takes beautiful pictures.

bumpuser9353653 · December 2014

Stoney, that's gorgeous! Now no one else is going to post a tree picture because, ya know, what's the point?

TJ1979 · December 2014

Wow Stoney. That is just... wow.

stoneycakes · December 2014

Come on, guys! Everyone needs to AW their tree here. Please indulge my voyeuristic ways.

stoneycakes · December 2014

ovenrack said:

Also, stoney, your wood paneling puts my wood paneling to shame.

LLOL! Well since I'm a wood paneling connoisseur now, I've noticed that yours has an extra decorative groove of which I'm a bit jealous

TJ1979 · December 2014

Okay, here's mine.

stoneycakes · December 2014

ovenrack said:

stoneycakes said:

ovenrack said:
Also, stoney, your wood paneling puts my wood paneling to shame.

LLOL! Well since I'm a wood paneling connoisseur now, I've noticed that yours has an extra decorative groove of which I'm a bit jealous

My house has, like, seven different styles of wood paneling in it. I'll take you on a virtual tour one day. You know, after I radically paint my doors.

I'm totally having second thoughts about radically painting my doors, lol. We're going to sheet rock over some of the paneling and now I'm wondering if should keep the doors wood so they'll match the paneling that's left. I've already redecorated my house in my head like five different ways. Too many decisions!

bumpuser9353653 · December 2014

Well that's adorable,TJ.

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